Q: Is 42,123,315 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,123,315 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,123,315 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 42123315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 39 65 195 337 641 1,011 1,685 1,923 3,205 4,381 5,055 8,333 9,615 13,143 21,905 24,999 41,665 65,715 124,995 216,017 648,051 1,080,085 2,808,221 3,240,255 8,424,663 14,041,105 and 42,123,315, with no remainder.

Since 42,123,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,123,315, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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